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Can I clone a single disk PATA install to an SATA RAID Array?

Originally posted by: docinthebox
I think Acronis True Image 10 has a 30-day free trial. Also, if you had downloaded True Image 7 couple of months ago when they offered free download, you could use that as well.

If you had the TI7 and want to upgrade to TI10, here's a good deal:

http://www.compusa.com/products/product...52628155&Pn=Acronis_True_Image_10_Home

The upgrade costs $29.99 at Acronis' official web site.
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Thanks for the reply docinthebox.

Have any of you actually cloned from a single PATA drive to a SATA Raid Array?.
I have read the .pdf from Acronis and they don't specifically mention transferring to a RAID array.

But I'm going to guess that If I enable the SATA RAID function and install 2 new disks in SATA 0 master, and SATA 1 master. And configure the raid array in the BIOS but not partition it, the Acronis software will see it as an available drive for cloning.

What do you guys think?

Dave

 
I've tried cloning a single disk PATA to a PATA RAID array (long time ago) but not a SATA RAID array. Try the Acronis method by using the boot CD. If it doesn't work, then create a BartPE CD with the Acronis True Image plug-in:

http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/support/bartpe/

The BartPE CD will let you load drivers for your SATA RAID controller during boot, much like what happened when you installed Windows. In fact, this is the most robust way of doing an Acronis backup and restore because you can load your own drivers for both the source and destination devices.
 
I guess I'll dowload the 15 day free trial and give it a go. If it works it might be worth buying it for back up in case the the striped array ever fails.

Thanks for your help docinthebox.

:thumbsup:
 
make sure that you have that SATA RAID controller installed in device manager before you do that, or you won't be able to boot even if you manage the clone
 
Originally posted by: postmortemIA
make sure that you have that SATA RAID controller installed in device manager before you do that, or you won't be able to boot even if you manage the clone
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So, I configure the RAID in the BIOS, and build the array in the F10 menu. Then AFTER that I should boot back into windows and check the device manager to see if windows has recoginized the array?😕

 
Kind of.

Windows cannot boot from RAID device unless it already has driver for it. All you have to do is enable RAID without setting up array, and install drivers for controller. Then you can image it.

Otherwise you'll get INACCESSIBLE_ROOT_DRIVE after you try to boot from RAID disk that has been destination of clone.

 
TrueImage 10 will clone a single PATA drive to a SATA RAID 1 array. I have done it. TI sees the RAID array as a single drive. The RAID controller cofiguration manages the array set up and mirroring.

I keep all my data on the SATA RAID 1 array, and I back that up to an external PATA single drive. To prove it, I re clonbed the backup PATA to the SATA RAID 1 array. Works the same either way.

Since it is data only, booting is not part of the equation - but I don't think it would make any difference to TI 10.
 
Thanks for the reply guys.

If you can help answer one more question for me.

How do I go about installing the SATA/RAID controller driver before I run TI-10?

The only way I have done it before was during an clean install of windows. Would I boot off the XP CD, install the drivers, then quit the installation?
 
is that controller part of same pc?

just enable it in bios or whatever and let your current windows ask for drivers.

or you can clone your PATA disk to single SATA, and then you can build array using tools in windows...nvidia, intel support this way
 
Originally posted by: postmortemIA
is that controller part of same pc?

just enable it in bios or whatever and let your current windows ask for drivers.

or you can clone your PATA disk to single SATA, and then you can build array using tools in windows...nvidia, intel support this way
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Yes it is part of the same pc. I'm adding two new SATAII dirves for the RAID. I'll keep the PATA/IDE drive for storage.

So, I'll install the two new drives, enable the raid controller in the BOIS, build the array in the F10 menu (make it a bootable array), boot into windows and windows will ask for the new drivers. Then I can clone the image.

Got it,

Thanks again,:thumbsup:

 
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